EP4328417A3 - Système de forage de tunnel - Google Patents

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EP4328417A3
EP4328417A3 EP23208161.2A EP23208161A EP4328417A3 EP 4328417 A3 EP4328417 A3 EP 4328417A3 EP 23208161 A EP23208161 A EP 23208161A EP 4328417 A3 EP4328417 A3 EP 4328417A3
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cutting head
tunnel boring
boring system
tunnel
tractor
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EP4328417A2 (fr
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Troy Anthony HELMING
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Earthgrid Pbc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
    • E21D9/00—Tunnels or galleries, with or without linings; Methods or apparatus for making thereof; Layout of tunnels or galleries
    • E21D9/10—Making by using boring or cutting machines
    • E21D9/1073—Making by using boring or cutting machines applying thermal energy, e.g. by projecting flames or hot gases, by laser beams
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/14—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/14—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
    • E21B7/15—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/18—Drilling by liquid or gas jets, with or without entrained pellets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
    • E21D9/00—Tunnels or galleries, with or without linings; Methods or apparatus for making thereof; Layout of tunnels or galleries
    • E21D9/10—Making by using boring or cutting machines
    • E21D9/1066—Making by using boring or cutting machines with fluid jets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
    • E21D9/00—Tunnels or galleries, with or without linings; Methods or apparatus for making thereof; Layout of tunnels or galleries
    • E21D9/12—Devices for removing or hauling away excavated material or spoil; Working or loading platforms
    • E21D9/13—Devices for removing or hauling away excavated material or spoil; Working or loading platforms using hydraulic or pneumatic conveying means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Excavating Of Shafts Or Tunnels (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Arc Welding In General (AREA)
  • Plasma Technology (AREA)
EP23208161.2A 2021-01-12 2021-12-09 Système de forage de tunnel Pending EP4328417A3 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US17/248,177 US11136886B1 (en) 2021-01-12 2021-01-12 Tunnel boring system
US17/449,456 US11591909B2 (en) 2021-01-12 2021-09-29 Tunnel boring system
EP21213552.9A EP4026983B1 (fr) 2021-01-12 2021-12-09 Système de forage de tunnel

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EP21213552.9A Division EP4026983B1 (fr) 2021-01-12 2021-12-09 Système de forage de tunnel

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EP4328417A2 EP4328417A2 (fr) 2024-02-28
EP4328417A3 true EP4328417A3 (fr) 2024-04-24

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US (2) US11591909B2 (fr)
EP (2) EP4026983B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP7466256B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR20230132499A (fr)
AU (1) AU2021418973A1 (fr)
CA (1) CA3141594A1 (fr)
DK (1) DK202370394A1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2967270T3 (fr)
WO (1) WO2022154911A1 (fr)

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EP4026983C0 (fr) 2023-11-08
ES2967270T3 (es) 2024-04-29
US20220220851A1 (en) 2022-07-14
AU2021418973A1 (en) 2023-08-03
US11591909B2 (en) 2023-02-28
US20230203948A1 (en) 2023-06-29
JP7466256B2 (ja) 2024-04-12
DK202370394A1 (en) 2023-08-16
CA3141594A1 (fr) 2022-07-12
EP4026983B1 (fr) 2023-11-08
WO2022154911A1 (fr) 2022-07-21
EP4328417A2 (fr) 2024-02-28
EP4026983A1 (fr) 2022-07-13
JP2023552235A (ja) 2023-12-14
KR20230132499A (ko) 2023-09-15

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